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“Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led—to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion.”—Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger

“Michael Masterson’s new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company.”—Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney’s Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!

“I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson’s new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined.”—Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications

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"Over these many years of watching Michael devour books on leadership, ask probing questions of all manner of leaders, and write his daily insights, I see now where it has all led--to a magnificent new book on leadership. If you are passionate about becoming a more effective leader, do yourself a favor and read Power and Persuasion."--Steve Leveen, CEO and Cofounder, Levenger

"Michael Masterson's new book emphasizes vision and effective communication, and, although unconventional at time, his ideas about leadership are unassailable and will be more widely employed. I have made it required reading for everyone at Frank McKinney & Company."--Frank McKinney, bestselling author of Frank McKinney's Maverick Approach to Real Estate Success and Make It BIG!

"I ghostwrote a book on leadership for which I personally interviewed 100 CEOs, many from big-name Fortune 500 companies and leading national brands. But I learned more about leadership by reading Michael Masterson's new book Power and Persuasion than I did from all my interviews with those 100 CEOs combined."--Bob Bly, author of more than 60 books and Director of the Center for Technical Communications

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Hardcover: 256 pages
Publisher: Wiley (November 25, 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0471786772
ISBN-13: 978-0471786771
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
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It's difficult to learn leadership skills and strategies. Read the first page

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reactive leaders, successful business leaders

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New York, Dale Carnegie, Jack Welch, The Leader of the Future, Harvard Business Review, Lead By Example, Sloan Management Review, Black Enterprise, Can See You Naked, Eight Steps, Nation's Business, Robert Bunker, Ron Hoff, The Drucker Foundation

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The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell on page 199, page 201, and Back Matter
Motivation in the Real World: 2The Art of Getting Extra Effort from Everyone--Including Yourself by Saul W. Gellerman on page 107, page 220, and Back Matter
The Life of Reason (Five Volumes in One) by George Santayana on page 45, and Back Matter
Reason in Society (His the Life of Reason) (v. 2) by George Santayana on page 45, and Back Matter
Decision Traps: The Ten Barriers to Decision-Making and How to Overcome Them by Edward Russo on page 50, and Back Matter

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3.0 out of 5 stars Nothing really new here, May 10, 2006

By	JOHN "leaderinfront" (SAN LORENZO, CA United States) - See all my reviews

First of all, in this day and age how can a book be published with this many grammatical errors!!! C'mon Masterson, at least hire a great editor for the second printing, if it makes it that far. As far as the material goes, same ole stuff you read in every other leadership book, just different stories. I'm not mad that I bought this book, just sorta bored with all the same stuff out here. I'm sure without your e-zine this book would never have made it this far, stick to what you know best, marketing.

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5.0 out of 5 stars From an "idea" to $8 million in sales, January 9, 2006

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In the five years I've been following Michael Masterson's advice, my business has gone from an "idea" to an $8 million endeavor with 25,000 customers world-wide . . . 18 loyal, hard-working employees who surpass every challenge I give them . . . and a very healthy bottom line.

I credit this success to the persuasion and leadership skills I've learned from Michael Masterson. I was amazed that he could put all his best strategies and advice in such an easy-to-follow format, but that's exactly what he did in Power & Persuasion.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Another life-changing book from Masterson, January 19, 2006

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Michael Masterson is a money-making genius and the ideas he presented in Automatic Wealth have changed my life. As soon as I heard about the release of Power and Persusion I ran out and grabbed a copy... and was not disappointed.

In P&P, Michael reveals the 2 universal rules for power and success that the world's most successful people seem to know and the rest of us missed out on... until now. Concise, easy-to-read, and extremely informative, Michael's P&P action plan will have you headed for success in no time.

I highly recommend this for anyone looking to improve their personal and professional life.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Commanding success with typos
While I have not finished the entire book, I find it ironic that in a book on success and accomplishment there are at least 1 or 2 typographical errors in each chapter. Read more

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